Which would you choose?

Not a country as such, but Guernsey. Long ago we had family there, ironmasters . We have visited and liked it a lot.

Definitely Italy for me, a beautiful country. Lovely friendly people too.

Having been to Canada, Australia and New Zealand.... I would pick Italy.

Japan. We probably wouldn’t be admitted though, so Canada.

Scotland. I lived there from about age 12/13, went to university in Edinburgh and later lived and worked in that beautiful city. Even with the weather Scotland holds a very special place in my heart.

I would go back to The Netherlands.

Greece. I haven’t been learning Greek for four years for nothing….

I absolutely loved living in Turkey.

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Barbados for me please!

Lovely people, lovely weather, great restaurants, good schools (literacy rate higher than the U.K. or the U.S.A), modern shops offering the best of furnishings,fixtures and fittings.

If I was younger and could WFH, I'd apply for the one-year Barbados Welcome Stamp and see what I thought at the end of the year. You have to have an annual income of at least $50,000 U.S. paid by an employer outside of Barbados. I know a few couples who have done it plus one young family. They all loved it and stayed on.

Now you've set me dreaming!!
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It would have to be somewhere warm, so I would say Australia.

I would like to live in Spain.

I loved Barbados too Barbadosbelle but I also loved Costa Rica. Come to that, I thought Canada looked wonderful too. I'm afraid I'd be spoiled for choice.

I have lived abroad but if I were to leave again ( I’m not 😄) it would be Spain or Slovenia.

Yes, so many nice places to live, but a lot to consider for those at the more mature end of the spectrum?! Oz and NZ have many attractions, but the distance as folk have said is huge, and NZ needs extra thought for anyone with medical issues.

Anywhere in Scandinavia is lovely, great standard of living . . .BUT . . .you need LOTS of money, AND if you think winter here is depressing, bear in mind they get so little daylight for several months?!

Holland & Belgium are both well organised, sensible places, easy to get back from if needed --- and they usually quite like us, due to WW2.

Spain is good, but for those who haven't been, the south gets murderously hot in summer! And I mean, in the oven hot! But anywhere like Malaga, Seville, Cordoba etc, in our winter, yes please!

Italy is great, as many have said, and I'd also nominate Portugal, (especially if you like Port !!), another country that quite likes Brits. Austria would be another consideration, some gorgeous towns and cities, if you like art, Vienna has galleries galore, and for scenery, Salzburg is one of the loveliest we've ever seen.

Oh, is anyone planning to wind down their days in say, Botswana, Tanzania (etc), as a volunteer teacher?? Warm weather pretty much guaranteed, probably lower rents, etc?!

Back to my roots in Guernsey. I didn't know when I was well off!!!

Oreo

New Zealand without a doubt and I wish our whole family had gone there many years ago when we had the chance.

Me too Oreo, New Zealand is so beautiful and the people are lovely. Second choice, Ireland, though it's very different these days with many problems similar to the UK.

It would have to be the West of Ireland for me, even though I know how much it rains there. The people are wonderful and the pace of life just right. We’ve spent time in Cork and Kerry, which are wonderful, but I have a cousin who lives in Donegal and it looks idyllic.

Australia or Canada. Lived in US 40 years ago and I love the US but with the current administration.....not a chance!

Orkney. Some of the friendliest people I’ve ever met, beautiful scenery and archeology, empty roads. And, not being a lover of hot weather, the perfect climate!

I want to live somewhere where the people are friendly, where I know I will be looked after as I age, where I have access to wonderful scenery, beautiful seaside places and cities where I can go to the theatre and cinemas and where I can meet friends for meals.
That's where I am already! Aren't I lucky?

No question…it would be Wales!

Italy for its wonderful culture, music and lifestyle. And such lovely people.

France, and in particular, Paris.
I’m peeved that I wasn’t born in Paris!

Switzerland. Absolutely stunning, air so clean, food is incredible, skiing on your doorstep ( not for me now, but for visiting family) Education is brilliant. Plus , they don’t get involved with war! And proud of their culture.

Ireland or Wales.

Both feel like spiritual homes to me. My mother's family emigrated from Cork to Cardiff and I was born there. I love Wales and really feel at home when I visit, even though I left when I was 12. The Welsh national anthem finishes me off every time.

The Republic of Ireland is beautiful. I have visited Donegal, Dublin and Sligo and would love to see all of the country.